Roskomnadzor blocks The Bell website over fakes about Russia's special military operation

MOSCOW. Feb 20 (Interfax) - The website of The Bell online media outlet, designated as a foreign agent in Russia, has been blocked over publishing prohibited content, including false information about the special military operation, the press service for the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) told Interfax on Monday.

"Based on the Law on Information, Information Technologies and Information Security, access to The Bell's website has been permanently blocked over the repeated publishing of prohibited content," the press service said.

"In particular, the website has regularly published materials containing false information about the special military operation in Ukraine," it said.